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    Ben Carson: Egyptian pyramids were grain stores, not pharaohs' tombs

    -Egypt’s pyramids were built by the biblical Joseph to store grain and were not, as archaeologists believe, tombs for pharaohs, Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson has said.

    The retired neurosurgeon, who is seeking his party’s nomination for the White House, made these remarks in a 1998 address at Andrews University, a Michigan school associated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, to which he belongs, in a video posted on Buzzfeed on Wednesday.

    The church is a conservative evangelical Christian one.

    “My own personal theory is that Joseph built the pyramids to store grain,” Carson – who last week overtook Republican rival Donald Trump for the first time in a national poll – told graduates in his address.

    “Now all the archeologists think that they were made for the pharaohs’ graves. But, you know, it would have to be something awfully big if you stop and think about it.

    “And I don’t think it’d just disappear over the course of time to store that much grain..."

    http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...pharoahs-tombs

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    They are looking as hard as they can to get DIRT on Dr. Carson and this stuff is the best they can do...wonder why they are not going after Trump this way? I am sure he has some dirt in his closet..

    Dr Carson stated this is what HE believes and apparently it seems logical to him...

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    That's kinda goofy but he's entitled to his opinion.

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    c'mon.. that's laughable.

    I like Carson.. but this sort of thing will hurt his credibility.

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    Agreed.

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    c'mon.. that's laughable.

    I like Carson.. but this sort of thing will hurt his credibility.

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    So we are totally convinced that what we are taught regarding history is absolute and complete truth? Not me...
    All I have to do is think of Columbus..:)

    Actually if you think about it wouldn't that have been an ideal place to store grain? The famine was going to last 7 years...

    Anyway...he did say it's something he thinks and that it just makes sense to him...I have no problem with it..

    Remember he said that 17 years ago...they are just digging through everything he ever said that has been documented..if they went after any of the candidates that way they would find stuff...they are just really hounding him right now because they can't find any actual dirt..

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    I happen to have a very keen interest in Egyptology and there is absolutely no way the pyramids were used for storing grain. They weren't really even buriel chambers per se. The ancient Egyptians viewed them as "resurrection chambers" for the pharos. The long passage ways and tunnels do not....I repeat....do not, in any way, resemble a storehouse. No way, no how. A storehouse in ancient times would not have long, difficult, maze-like passageways. Trust me...there is no validity to this in any way.

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    So we are totally convinced that what we are taught regarding history is absolute and complete truth? Not me...
    All I have to do is think of Columbus..:)

    Actually if you think about it wouldn't that have been an ideal place to store grain? The famine was going to last 7 years...

    Anyway...he did say it's something he thinks and that it just makes sense to him...I have no problem with it..

    Remember he said that 17 years ago...they are just digging through everything he ever said that has been documented..if they went after any of the candidates that way they would find stuff...they are just really hounding him right now because they can't find any actual dirt..

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    Quote Originally Posted by CatchyUsername View Post
    I happen to have a very keen interest in Egyptology and there is absolutely no way the pyramids were used for storing grain. They weren't really even buriel chambers per se. The ancient Egyptians viewed them as "resurrection chambers" for the pharos. The long passage ways and tunnels do not....I repeat....do not, in any way, resemble a storehouse. No way, no how. A storehouse in ancient times would not have long, difficult, maze-like passageways. Trust me...there is no validity to this in any way.
    I happen to have a very keen interest in Egyptology and there is absolutely no way the pyramids were used for storing grain
    Deja Vou...ok

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    Well snipping a post and leaving out a very logical explanation as to why Dr. Carson is wrong isn't nice, Quest. You don't store grain in giant maizes. This isn't rocket science. I had a fascination with Egypt since childhood and have stuff on my DVD system as I type about ancient Egypt. There is no need to dismiss what I say because you disagree with my stance. Yes, quest, I do know a lot about ancient Egypt and have spent countless hours studying the religious customs, beliefs, culture, pharaohs, pyramids, architecture, etc...of ancient Egypt. I watched every special on king Tut and countless others. You see Quest, I just love history. Don't mistake interest and knowledge for arrogance. Thank you.
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    Deja Vou...ok

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    Ancient Egypt storage of grain
    Storage is the intermediate stage between cereal production and processing and its distribution and consumption.

    By ancient Egypt times grain storage and progress from the simple family store to large state-run systems.

    The dry climate of Egypt would have indeed allowed farmers to bulk process their harvest communally to the clean grain stage prior storage.

    Even without the sophisticated equipment that is available today, grain storage proved remarkably non-problematical in ancient Egypt, although infestation was always a potential problem.

    Some of these have been excavated: they were made of dried clay bricks or baked bricks and had domed roofs.

    It was the system that was almost certainly used by Joseph, he gathered in the grain of the seven good years before the seven famine years and thus with careful rationing, prevented starvation.

    At that time the system was highly organized, hierarchal system of grain storage, which for the most part was successful in feeding population, even during the lean years.

    Grain was stored at national, regional, local and household levels.

    The state would have to collect and manage surpluses and meet local as well as central needs in case of any difficulty.

    Archeological evidence indicates that large storage facilities were attached to temples and palaces.
    Ancient Egypt storage of grain
    http://www.world-foodhistory.com/201...-of-grain.html

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